THEFOFOvVARD  MOVEMENT 


Special  Mention 

Read  "A  Square  Deal,"  pp.  39  and  4* 

>uth,"  especially 

-The  Program,"  pp.  32  to  38. 
Read  "Summer  Schools."— 

"Scientifiic  Study  of  Nature,"  pp.  15  to  21. 

"School  of  Expression,"  pp  22  to  27. 

"School  of  Dramatic  Art,"  27  and  28. 

"Scientific  Study  of  the  Scriptures,"  p.  29. 

Be  sure  to  read  "The  Making  of  a  Will,"  p.  44- 
See  By-Laws  in  regard  to  Membership,  pp.  42  and 
See  Financial  Statement,  p,  48. 


THE    FORWARD 
MOVEMENT 

OF      CHICAGO 


TJie  Forward  NLovement 

Is  an  association  or  earnest  men  and 
women  who  are  conscientiously  endeav- 
oring to  furnish  the  struggling  family  and 
the  boys  and  girls  who  are  handicapped 
by  unfortunate  circumstances  and  tenden- 
cies, with  the 

"Jylinistry   of  Helpfulness 

hy  supplying  activities  directed  to  moral 
ends,  for  the  physical,  industrial,  social 
and  moral 

"Betterment  of  Society 


T    HE         FORWARD         M   O   V   E   M   E    N   T 

OFFICERS 

George  Lytton,  Pres.  Edward  G.  Pauling,  Vice-Pres. 

William  H.  Tuttle,  Secy.  Herbert  L.  Swift,  Treas. 

Geo.  W.  Gray,  D.  D.,  Gen.  Supt., 
305  West  Van  Buren  St. 

BOARD     OF    DIRECTORS 

George  Lytton,  Dr.  A.  J.  Ochsner, 

Gen.  E.  C.  Young,  E.  M.  Murray, 

Dr.  George  W.  Gray,  W.  C.  Zimmerman, 

Dr.  J.  B.  McFatrich,  C.  N.  Kimball, 

Herbert  L.Swift,  John   Heist, 

Edward  G.  Pauling,  Grant  Orr. 

Jacob  Baur,  H.  W.  Leman, 

Amos  Pettibone,  Nelson  M.  Lampert, 

William  H.  Tuttle,  Hon.  N.  C.  Sears, 

Clyde  Morrisqn,  W.  C.  Moulton, 

A.  M.  Millard,  J.  B.  Foley, 

H.  D.  Piatt,  George  S.  Haskell, 

John  C.  Hallenbeck,  George  P.  Braun, 

EXECUTIVE    COMMITTEE 

Dr.  J.  B.  McFatrich,  Chairman. 
George  Lytton,  Dr.  George  W.  Gray. 

General  E.  C.  Young,  Amos  Pettibone, 

W.  H.  Tuttle,  E.  G.  Pauling, 

Herbert  L.  Swift,  Jacob  Baur. 

DEPARTMENTS 
Social  Settlement 

Mary  E.  Dix,  Head  Resident, 
305   W.  Van  Buren  St.,  Chicago. 

Summer    Outing 

Saugatuck,  Mich.      Address  Gen.  Supt. 

Summer  Schools 

Saugatuck,  Mich.     Address  Gen.  Supt. 
Endowment  and    Loan   Fund 

Address  Gen.  Supt. 
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SAUGATUCK,    MICH. 

Summer   Outing 

The  Forward  Movement  Park  is  situated  near 
Saugatuck,  on  the  eastern  shore  of  Lake  Michigan, 
which  lies  14  miles  southwest  from  Holland,  Mich., 
in  Allegan  County. 

There  are  no  railroads  or  boat  lines  running  direct 
to  Saugatuck,  except  the  electric  car  lines  from 
Grand  Rapids  through  Holland,  Mich.  During  July 
and  August  this  line  from  Holland  to  Saugatuck 
runs  every  hour. 

When  you  buy  your  ticket  of  the  Graham  and 
Morton  Line  via  Holland  and  Saugatuck,  ask  for  a 
ticket  to  Saugatuck)  as  this  will  save  you  the  expense  of 
the  electric  car  line  from  Holland  to  Saugatuck. 

After  leaving  the  Graham  &  Morton  boats  at  Hol- 
land, take  the  interurban  to  Saugatuck.  Ask  the 
conductor  to  stop  at  the  Ferry.  Cross  the  river  and 
take  the  Lincoln  Road  to  Swift  Villa. 


SUMMER        OUTING 


Some  of  the  Attractions 

The  Forward  Movement  Park  is  remarkable  for  its 
beauty,  its  healthfulness,  and  its  adaptability  for 
Summer  Resort  purposes.  The  prevalent  spirit  is 
one  of  "Good  Cheer"  and  "Comradeship,"  entirely 
free  from  the  undue  restraint  of  more  fashionable 
localities.  Special,  attention  is  given  to  the  moral 
tone  of  the  place. 

The  Henry  C.  Lytton  Hall  is  devoted  to  enter- 
tainments of  various  kinds,  religious  services  on 
Sunday,  and  social  and  literary  gatherings  during 
the  week.  The  Lake  Michigan  shore,  at  this  point, 
is  unusually  fine  for  bathing,  and  the  Kalamazoo 
Lake,  the  Kalamazoo  River,  the  Electric  Car  Line 
and  Steamers  on  Lake  Michigan,  running  from  Sau- 
gatuck  north  to  Holland,  and  south  to  South  Haven 
afford  excellent  facilities  for  excursions. 

The  grade  of  the  paths  in  the  Park  is  so  easy, 
the  woods  are  so  charming,  the  air  so  exhilia- 
rating  and  everything  so  restful  that  the  strolls 
never  grow  tiresome.  Come  and  see  for  yourselves. 

Of  all  the  places  devised  for  entertainment,  noth- 
ing equals  the  swing  from  the  top  of  a  sand  hill, 
holding  fast  to  a  rope  fastened  to  a  limb  of  a  tree 
50  or  60  feet  high,  which  enables  the  person  to 
swing  once  and  sometimes  twice  around  the  tree 
without  stopping,  at  points  being  15  to  25  feet  off 
the  ground. 

The  summer  outing  at  Forward  Movement  Park  is 
for  all  who  are  trying  to  leave  the  world  richer  in 
thought,  more  noble  in  purpose,  better  in  morals, 
higher  in  aim;  more  joyous,  having  less  sorrow,  less 
idleness,  less  selfishness,  less  meanness.  Neither 
the  idle  rich  nor  the  idle  poor  are  invited. 

But  all   who   are   trying  to  do  their  best,  however 

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SWIFT    VILLA 


FRONT    YARD    OF    SWIFT    VILLA 
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poorly  they  may  succeed,  are  welcome.    This  breadth 
of  purpose  is  a  real  attraction. 

There  will  be  at  least  one  good  entertainment  each 
week.  Most  of  these  will  be  given  by  specialists  in 
their  departments.  Some. will  be  given  by  amateurs. 
All  will  be  interesting  and  profitable. 

Each  Sabbath  from  3  p.  M.  to  4  P.M.  it  is  expected 
from  all  who  may  be  in  the  Park  that  they  will  care- 
fully abstain  from  loud  talking,  bathing  or  anything 
that  will  mar  the  quiet  of  the  hour.  During  that 
time  at  Lytton  Hall  there  will  be  preaching  or  other 
forms  of  religious  service,  to  which  all  are  cordially 
invited.  This  is  a  source  of  pleasure  and  profit. 

Swift  Villa 

The  Swift  Villa  contains  parlors,  offices,  dining 
hall,  and  sleeping  apartments  for  nearly  one  hundred 
people.  It  was  built  by  Mrs.  G.  F.  Swift  of  Chicago, 
and  year  by  year  is  being  improved.  It  overlooks 
Lake  Michigan  and  is  surrounded  by  high,  wooded 
hills,  which  furnish  splendid  outlooks  over  lake  and 
surrounding  country  as  far  as  the  eye  can  reach,  and 
deep  valleys  which  afford  enchanting  retreats. 

The  Woman's  Club  Outing 

Friends  of  the  Forward  Movement  are  familiar 
with  the  plans  by  which  Miss  Dix  raises  funds  for  this 
beautiful  charity,  but  few  who  contribute  to  it  can 
understand  its  real  beneficence.  By  it,  the  Forward 
Movement  Woman's  Club  is  enabled  to  spend  five 
days  at  the  Park.  The  excursions  upon  the  lake  and 
upon  the  lovely  Kalamazoo,  through  the  rich  fruit 
lands,  the  restful  shade  of  the  trees  and  the  many 
winding  paths  of  the  forest-park,  the  bathing  by 
sunlight  and  boating  by  moonlight  to  these  tired  and 
worn  women  these  five  days  are  "the  days  God  lends 


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SUMMER        OUTING 


to  leaven  what  were  all  earth  else  with  a  feel  of 
heaven." 

In  a  similar  manner  Miss  Dix  takes  the  Sunbeam 
Club,  many  of  them  the  children  of  these  tired 
mothers,  to  the  Park  for  a  week  or  longer  if  possible 
and,  like  their  mothers,  the  children  look  forward 
all  the  year  to  this  playtime  under  the  great  trees, 
to  the  Venetian  boatrides  on  the  lake  and  winding 
river,  and  to  all  the  happy  experiences  which  teach 
the  child  what  the  world  really  is  that  God  has  made. 
Victor  Hugo  said:  "God  made  the  country,  and  man 
made  the  city."  For  the  child  at  least  this  aphorism 
should  be  corrected:  "the  devil  made  the  town." 
Even  the  trimly  kept  city  park  cannot  compensate 
the  child  for  the  sweet  fragrance  of  the  virgin  forest, 
the  pillowing  of  baby  cheeks  on  mossy  beds,  or  the 
marvelous  discoveries  and  companionships  every 
child  makes  in  the  sylvan  paths  of  the  real  forest. 

The  number  is  only  lessened  by  want  of  money. 
Entire  expense,  including  transportation  both  ways, 
is  $4.00  each.  We  need  $500  more.  Make  yourself 
happy  by  making  somebody  else  happy. 

Out  in  the  Fields 

The  little  cares  that  fretted  me 

I  lost  them  yesterday, 
Among  the  fields  above  the  sea, 
Among  the  winds  at  play, 
Among  the  lowing  of  the  herds 

The  rustling  of  the  trees, 
Among  the  singing  of  the  birds 

The  humming  of  the  bees. 
The  foolish  fears  of  what  may  happen 

I  cast  them  all  away, 
Among  the  clover  scented  grass 

Among  the  new  mown  hay; 
Among  the  husking  of  the  corn, 

Where  drowsy  poppies  nod 

Where  ill  thoughts  die 
And  good  are  born, 

Out  in  the  fields  with  God. 

— BROWNING. 

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THE    LINCOLN    ROAD 


ON    THE    KALAMAZOO    RIVER 
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General  Information 

(a)  For  prices  of  board  and  room  see  page  13. 

(b)  Tents  same  rate  as  rooms. 

(c)  Board  and  lodging  by  the  day,  $1.25. 

(d)  Special  terms  for  large  companies. 

(e)  Ten  per  cent  reduction  on  regular  rates  dur- 
ing   the   second  and  third   weeks   of  June,  also  the 
the  second  and  third  weeks  of  September. 

(f)  Ten   per   cent  reduction  on   regular  rates  for 
students    of  the   Nature    Study    School,  School    of 
Expression  and  Bible  Study  School. 

(g)  Bathing  suits  and  bath  towels  not  provided, 
(h)     Hauling    trunks,    including    passenger    from 

cars  to  Forward  Movement  and  return,  $i  oo. 

(i)  Hauling  valises,  including  passenger,  round 
trip,  fifty  cents. 

(j)  Anyone  wishing  to  be  met  on  arrival  of  cars 
must  notify  us  as  to  the  time  of  arrival. 

(k)  Passengers  riding  to  and  from  River  to  For- 
ward Movement,  ten  cents  round  trip. 

(1)  Those  wishing  to  play  lawn  tennis  should 
bring  their  own  net  and  rackets. 

(m)  Those  wishing  to  play  basket  ball  should 
bring  their  own  ball. 

(n)  Those  having  musical  instruments  are  invited 
to  bring  them. 

(o)  A  fine  assortment  of  the  finest  photograph 
postal  cards  of  the  Park  sold  at  reasonable  rates 
at  Swift  Villa. 

(p)  Chicago  daily  papers  kept  on  sale,  also  post- 
age stamps  and  regular  postal  cards. 

(q)  All  mail  addressed  in  care  of  Forward  Move- 
ment Park  will  be  delivered  promptly  at  Swift  Villa. 

(r)  All  persons  wishing  accommodations  will 
find  it  greatly  to  their  advantage  to  write  early.  Our 
space  is  limited. 

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LYTTON    WALK 


THE    SAND-HILL    SWING 


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Stoughton  Hall 

For  a  long  while  we  have  sorely  felt  the  need  of  a 
large  rooming  house  for  young  ladies  where  they 
can  have  every  necessary  convenience  and  be  so 
environed  that  they  will  have  the  largest  liberty 
with  the  most  complete  protection. 

Mrs.  Stoughton,  of  Aurora,  111.,  is  now  erecting 
such  a  building  which  will  be  ready  for  occupancy 
by  the  Middle  of  June,  1909.  This  hall  is  located  on 
Interlachen  Hill,  in  the  Forward  Movement  Park, 
Saugatuck,  Mich.,  150  feet  above  Lake  Michigan 
with  an  outlook  bounded  only  by  the  horizon.  It 
will  accommodate  about  sixty  girls  and  will  be  in 
charge  of  a  most  estimable  lady. 

Mothers  wishing  to  send  their  daughters  for  an 
outing  where  they  will  have  a  real  home  life  and  be 
specially  cared  for  will  do  well  to  send  them  to 
Stoughton  Hall. 

For  further  particulars,  address  Dr.  Geo.  W.  Gray, 
Gen.  Supt,  Forward  Movement,  Chicago,  111. 

Schedule  of  Prices 

Board  for  adults,  per  week  $3-75 

Board  for  children,  6  to  12,  per  week 3.00 

Board  for  children,  under  6 2.00 

Board  and  Room  or  Tent 

$2.00  room  for  one — board  and  room $5-75 

2.00  room  for  two — board  and  room,  each 4.75 

3.00  room  for  one— board  and  room 6.75 

3.00  room  for  two — board  and  room,  each 5.25 

3.00  room  for  three— board  and  room,  each 4.75 

4.00  room  for  one — board  and  room 7.75 

4.00  room  for  two— board  and  room,  each 5.75 

4.00  room  for  three — board  and  room,  each 5.25 

4.00  room  for  four — board  and  room,  each 4.75 

4.00  room  for  five — board  and  room,  each 4.50 

4.00  room  for  six — board  and  room,  each 4.25 

Room  and  board,  per  day 125 

Basket  ball,  per  hour 15 

Passenger  from  Saugatuck  to  Swift  Villa,  with  trunk,  round 

trip i.oo 

Passenger  from  Saugatuck   to   Swift   Villa,   with    valise, 

round  trip 50 

Passenger  from  river  to  Swift  Cottage,  round  trip 10 

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BROWNING   PATH 


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SUMMER        SCHOOLS 

Summer  Schools 

The  Summer  Outing  consists  in  more  than  fresh 
air.  A  man  is  more  than  lungs,  more  than  body, 
however  wonderful  its  mechanism  may  be,  he  has 
intellect  that  needs  rest  and  recuperation  when  worn 
and  weary  from  incessant  toil. 

In  providing  an  outing  for  working  people  we 
have  sought  to  minister  to  the  whole  man — the 
physical,  social,  intellectual  and  moral  nature.  To 
do  this  we  have  organized  these  Summer  Schools: 
"The  Scientific  Study  of  Nature,"  ''School  of  Ex- 
pression," "Scientific  Study  of  the  Scriptures"  and 
the  "School  of  Dramatic  Art." 

To  counteract  the  usual  idea  that  anything  is  good 
enough  for  the  workingman  and  his  family,  we  have 
put  each  of  these  Summer  Schools  in  charge  of  the 
most  capable  person  in  his  line  of  work  that  can 
be  found  in  this  country.  The  best  is  none  too 
good  for  the  struggling  heroic  toiler  who  often  under 
most  adverse  circumstances  plays  the  man  more 
nobly  than  he  upon  whom  fortune  seems  to  smile. 


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The  Scientific  Study  of  Nature 

The  great  attraction  we  offer  is  our  Summer 
Schools.  It  is  a  rare  privilege  to  receive  instruction 
from  four  such  masters  in  their  line  of  work  as  Prof- 
Edward  G.  Howe,  Miss  Cora  Mel  Patten,  Rev.  Rhys 
R.  Lloyd  and  John  Lane  Connor.  We  place  the 
program  of  each  before  you  as  worthy  of  your 
closest  attention  and  highest  appreciation.  Learn 
to  understand  Nature  when  it  speaks  to  you,  ex- 


press what  it  says  wisely  and  effectively,  and  find 
that  the  Written  Word  when  scientifically  studied 
is  in  harmony  with  the  Living  Word  written  in 
flowers,  stones  and  stars. 

Lying  between  the  Kalamazoo  River  on  the  east, 
and  Lake  Michigan  on  the  west,  is  the  130  acres  of 
diversified  forest  belonging  to  The  Forward  Move- 
ment. This  forest  with  the  River  and  its  bottom 
lands,  the  sand  dunes  and  the  cool  lake  shore,  are 

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not  only  delightful  for  recreation,  but  rich  in  bird, 
plant  and  insect  life,  and  offer  ideal  conditions  for 
the  true  Study  of  Nature. 

The  management  has  had  these  possibilities  in 
mind  from  the  start,  and  desired  to  offer  to  teachers 
and  other  interested  persons  this  wealth  of  material 
for  the  study  of  Nature  at  first  hand — that  while  en- 


joying the  quiet  restfulness,  the  bathing  and  tent 
life  of  the  Summer  Outing  to  gain  the  inspiration 
which  always  comes  from  actual  contact  with  life  in 
its  natural  environment. 

In  the  spring  of  1908,  a  light  and  airy  building, 
24x36  feet,  was  erected  on  a  hill  overlooking  the  lake 
on  the  west.  This  room,  the  center  of  the  work,  has 
laboratory  and  study  tables,  shelving  and  cases  for 

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such  books,  apparatus  and  illustrative  material  as 
is  needed  to  supplement  that  out  of  doors. 

A  water  garden  has  been  located  on  the  river,  with 
a  safe  boat  for  the  study  of  life  on  or  in  the  water. 

To  the  east  and  just  below  the  laboratory  a  hollow 
of  several  acres  in  extent  has  been  cleared  and  a 
beginning  made  in  the  planting  of  a  Botanic  Gar- 
den. Here,  plants  not  found  locally  or  those  hav- 


ing peculiar  value  for  study,  experiment,  or  com- 
parison will  be  placed  in  a  border  so  as  to  be  easily 
accessible  from  a  walk  nearly  half  a  mile  long. 

Opportunity  for  star  observations  will  be  supplied 
by  a  platform  on  the  highest  hill  in  the  Park. 

In  the  laboratory,  material  gathered  in  wood, 
lake  or  river  can  be  studied,  collections  made  to  aid 
fn  future  teaching  or  experimental  work,  as  the  oc- 
casion may  demand. 

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All  will  continue  under  the  directorship  of  Prof. 
Edward  G.  Howe,  a  well  known  and  experienced 
science  teacher  of  Chicago. 

The  past  two  years  have  vindicated  that  nothing 
can  excel  Aristotle's  Peripatetic  method;  that  the 
daily  walks  through  the  shady  woods,  by  the  lake, 
over  the  sand  dunes,  or  the  rows  on  the  river  were 
productive  of  much  keen  insight  into  the  mysteries 
of  nature  and  pleased  all. 


These  trips,  each  planned  with  some  special  inter- 
est in  view,  will  be  continued  under  the  personal 
leadership  of  Prof.  Howe  or  skilled  helper;  while  the 
Laboratory  and  Gardens  will  supply  opportunity  for 
the  study  of  material  gathered,  or  the  working  out 
of  problems  suggested  by  the  field  work. 

Individuals  will  thus  be  at  liberty  to  arrange  with 
the  Director  for  such  study  in  Mineral,  Plant  or 
Star  work,  as  personal  interest,  actual  problems  in 

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the  school  room  or  desired  preparations  may  sug- 
gest and  to  pursue  this  work  as  rapidly  as  previous 
training,  aptitude  and  industry  may  permit,  unham- 
pered by  others. 

It  is  thus  hoped  that  real  aid  may  be  rendered 
each  in  solving  the  problems  of  actual  instruction. 
Teachers,  parents  and  others  interested  in  de- 
finite, progressive  and  well  related  lines  of  elemen- 
tary science,  will  find  inspiration  and  help  by  choos- 
ing some  one  line  of  work  from  the  following  table: 


The  Skies  III.* 

Metals  sorted 
III. 

Seeds  and  fruit 
sorted  I. 

Eight  home 
animals  5. 

The  Moon  VII. 

Minerals  sorted 
VIII. 

Buds  4. 

Twenty-three 
animals  9. 

The  Earth  XVI 

Minerals  and 
rocks  sorted  14 

Roots  &  stems 
6. 

Thirty-  three 
foreign  n. 

The  Earth 
XXII. 

Pebbles  15 

Leaves  10. 

The  boy  19. 

The  Solar  Sys- 
tem XXIV. 

Sharp  stones  20 

Trees  2. 

Typical  ani- 
mals 27. 

Gravitation 
XXX. 

Plane  form  and 
color  21. 

Woods  and 
barks  13. 

Man  at  home 
33- 

Light  and  the 
telesco.XXXV. 

Metals  studied 

25- 

Flowers  17. 

Life  histories 
of  types  38. 

Early  history  of 
the  earth  42. 

Solid  form 
XXVI. 

Fruit  18. 

Life  histories 
of  types  39. 

Other  systems 
47- 

Molecule 
lessons  31. 

Morning   Glory 

20. 

Animal 
groups  49. 

Crystal  36. 

Relationships 
of  plants  28. 

Minerals 
studied  37 

Winterquarters 
of  plants  34. 

Coins  42. 

Fruit  studied  40 

Earth-making 
44. 

Corn  and  beans 

42. 

Rocks  48. 

Important  fam- 
ilies 45. 

Original  work. 

Important  fam- 
ilies 46. 

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Expense  for  a  Six  Weeks'  Term 

Tuition $9.00 

Laboratory  Expense $1.00  (plus  breakage) 

Board  and  furnished  tents,  $4.25  to  $7.00  a  week. 

Discount  of  10  per  cent  on  regular  price  of  board 
and  room  for  all  students  of  the  Summer  School  of 
Science. 

For  further  information,  apply  to  Forward  Move- 
ment, or  to  the  Director,  Edward  G.  Howe,  10233  S. 
Wood  Street,  Chicago,  Ill'inois. 

*These  two  numbers  refer  to  the  "step"  in  Prof. 
Howe's  two  books,  Systematic  Science  Teaching  and 
Elementary  Science,  to  be  had  on  the  grounds  or  of 
Appleton  &  Co.,  Chicago. 


THE        FORWARD        MOVEMENT 


CORA    MEL    PATTEN 

School  of  Expression 

Under  the  direction  of  Cora  Mel  Patten.  In  the 
summer  of  1908,  the  School  of  Expression  was  or- 
ganized at  Forward  Movement  Park.  Students  were 
registered  from  four  different  states.  Most  of  those 
in  attendance  were  professional  Readers  and 
Teachers. 

The  Session  closed  with  an  evening  recital  in  which 
all  participated.  Much  satisfaction  and  enthusiasm 
was  expressed  over  the  work  as  outlined  and  pre- 
sented by  Miss  Patten.  The  present  indication  is 
that  the  attendance  this  season  will  far  surpass  that 
of  last  year. 

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Location  of  School 

No  more  delightful  place  can  be  found  for  Sum- 
mer Study  than  Forward  Movement  Park. 

No  school  can  offer  better  advantages  in  the  way 
of  buildings,  or  greater  st  elusion  for  study  and  prac- 
tice, while  excellent  bathing,  boating,  etc.,  offers  re- 
creation and  diversion  from  the  routine  of  the  class- 
room. 

Leadership 

The  School  is  fortunate  in  securing  as  a  director 
Cora. Mel  Patten,  the  Principal  of  the  Marden  School 
of  Music  and  Elocution,  Chicago.  Miss  Patten  has 
had  a  wide,  diversified  and  successful  record  as  a 
teacher,  beginning  in  the  rural  schools,  continuing 
through  the  intermediate  grades,  High  School,  Uni- 
versity and  Professional  Schools.  For  ten  years  she 
has  been  at  the  head  of  her  own  School.  Through 
all  these  years  she  has  devoted  herself  more  or  less 
to  professional  Reading.  There  is  no  preparation 
for  the  platform  equal  to  years  of  devotion  to  Lit- 
erature and  the  constant  endeavor  to  assist  others  in 
the  realm  of  this  Special  Art. 

More  and  more  time  has  been  devoted  to  the  plat- 
form until  now  Miss  Patten  is  known  as  one  of  the 
foremost  Lecturers  and  Readers  in  the  country.  It 
is  safe  to  say  that  no  one  is  more  alive  to  the  real 
needs  of  the  Studio  and  the  Platform,  and  certainly 
no  one  has  done  more  initiative  work  in  promoting 
the  highest  forms  of  Interpretative  Art. 

She  has  the  faculty  of  imparting  to  pupils  her 
own  enthusiasm  and  aspiration  and  of  developing 
them  along  lines  of  individual  power. 

Time 

The  School  will  open  on  Monday,  July  5,  and  close 
on  Friday,  July  23. 


THE        FORWARD        MOVEMENT 


THE    LEET    WALK 


AN    IDEAL    EASEL    LOCATION 


SUMMER        SCHOOLS 

Hours 

8:30  to  9:00  A.  M.  (except  Saturday)  Physical  Train- 
ing. Free  to  all  on  the  grounds. 

9  A.  M.  to  12  M.  (except   Saturday)    Normal    Class. 

1:00  to  5  P  M.— Hours  reserved  for  private  instruc- 
tion. 

5:00  to  5:30  P.  M. — Round  Table,  conducted  by 
members  of  the  class. 

5:30  to  6:00  P.  M. — Recreation. 

Course  of  Study 

Breathing,  Voice  Training,  Bodily  Responsive- 
ness, the  Technique  of  Reading,  Literary  Analysis, 
the  Development  of  Mental  and  Emotional  Power, 
the  Art  of  Story  Telling,  the  Interpretation  of  Poetry, 
The  Story,  The  Monologue,  The  Drama,  Repertoire, 
Criticism. 

The  Course  of  Study  as  planned  will  be  found  help- 
ful to  High  School  and  College  Students,  Public 
School  Teachers,  Club  Women,  Professional  Read- 
ers and  Teachers  of  Expression — in  short,  to  all  who 
are  interested  in  the  study  or  teaching  of  Literature, 
and  who  believe  in  vitalizing  and  spiritualizing  the 
printed  page  through  vocal  interpretation. 

Credit 

To  those  who  may  wish  to  complete  a  professional 
course  under  Miss  Patten,  work  done  in  the  Sum- 
mer School  will  be  credited  toward  the  regular 
course  in  the  Marden  School,  Chicago. 

Books 

Students  planning  to  attend  the  school  are  re- 
quested to  write  Miss  Patten  relative  to  books  with 
which  to  provide  themselves. 

Recitals 

It  is  altogether  desirable  that  pupils  come  to  the 
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KALAMAZOO    RIVER 


RETURNING    FROM    AN    EXCURSION 


SUMMER        SCHOOLS 

school  with  selections  prepared  for  criticism.  Selec- 
tions will  be  suggested  upon  request. 

The  School  will  close  with  a  Recital  by  Students, 
and  it  is  hoped  that  some  of  the  students  will  come 
prepared  to  render  full  programs. 

During  the  Session  Miss  Patten  will  be  heard  in 
the  following  interpretative  recitals: 

1.  uThe  Servant  in  the  House"     -    C.  R.  Kennedy 

2.  "Jeanne  D'Arc"  P.  Mackay 

3.  "The  Great  Galeoto"  -  Jose  Echegaray 

4.  "Brand"  H.  Ibsen 

5.  "An  Enemy  of  the  People"  H.  Ibsen 

Tuition 

Normal  Class — Three  weeks  -      $15.00 

Private  Instruction — per  hour  3.00 

"     half  hour  1.50 

Registration 

In  order  that  reservations  may  be  made  for  tents 
or  rooms,  early  registration  is  desirable,  and  those 
wishing  time  reserved  for  private  instruction  should 
make  application  by  letter. 

For  further  information  address 

CORA  MEL  PATTEN, 
4858  Champlain  Ave..  Chicago. 

School  of  Dramatic  Art 

Mr.  John  Lane  Connor,  who  has  been  conducting 
the  School  of  Dramatic  Art  for  the  past  two  seasons, 
will  continue  to  have  charge  of  that  department. 
A  number  of  plays  will  be  produced. 

The  success  of  former  productions,  like  "Cupid 
Outwitting  the  Spinsters  and  Vacation,"  gives  prom- 
ise of  what  we  may  expect  in  that  line. 

Mr.  Connor  has  been  a  leading  member  of  such 
theatrical  organizations  as  the  Otis  Skinner  and 
Andrew  Mack  Cole,  and  has  played  the  leading 

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roles  in  stock  companies  in  many  parts  of  the 
United  States. 

Prospective  pupils  of  this  department  will  kindly 
communicate  at  as  early  a  date  as  possible  with  Mr. 
Connor,  care  either  of  The  Forward  Movement,  or 
16  West  Wilson  Avenue,  as  some  of  the  plays  for 
the  summer  are  already  being  cast.  Among  the 
productions  contemplated  are  the  comedies,  "The 
Circus  Girl,"  and  Shakespeare's  "As  You  Like  It." 

Mr.  Connor  has  been  visiting  the  Park  for  several 
years,  always  bringing  with  him  a  choice  class  of 
young  men  and  other  friends.  His  artistic  temper- 
ament is  always  manifest  and  he  attracts  people 
of  that  type  of  mind. 

"Instruction  ends  in  the  schoolroom,  but  educa- 
tion ends  only  with  life.  *  *  *  And  education 
is  to  unfold  nature;  to  strengthen  good  and  con- 
quer evil;  to  give  self  help;  to  make  a  man." 


HENRY    C.  LYTTON    ASSEMBLY    HALL 
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SUMMER        SCHOOLS 

Scientific  Study  of  the  Scriptures 

A  Week  in  a  Wild- Wood 
Recreation— Rest— Study 

Preachers,  Sunday  School  and  other  Christian 
Workers,  all  invited  to  attend  a  Bible  Institute  at 
Forward  Movement  Park,  Saugatuck,  Mich. 

July  20  to  28,  1909 — Under  the  leadership  of  one  of 
the  most  eminent  Bible  Scholar  in  this  country, 
Rev.  Rhys  R.  Lloyd,  A.  M.,  D.  D.  He  is  interesting, 
instructive,  devotional, 

He  has  been  lecturing  under  the  auspices  of  The 
Forward  Movement  during  the  past  winter.  He 
awakens  a  marvelous  interest  in  the  study  of  the 
Scriptures  wherever  he  goes.  You  cannot  afford  to 
miss  hearing  him. 

This  Summer  Dr.  Lloyd  will  give  nine  lectures  on 
"The  Christian  Life — Its  Beginning,  Development, 
and  Experiences."  In  these  lectures  a  rare  oppor- 
tunity is  offered  to  pastors,  Sunday  School  teachers 
and  church  members  of  getting  what  is  so  much 
needed — saner,  simpler,  and  more  practical  methods 
of  getting  at  the  facts  of  Christian  Life. 

We  shall  be  glad  to  make  engagements  for  the 
following  lectures  and  recitals  by  Dr.  Lloyd: 

1.  A  Dramatic  recital  of  Job. 

2.  Dramatic  recital  of  the  Story  of  Joseph. 
Both  of  these  are  given  in  his  own  translation  and 

in  Oriental  costume.  These  have  proven  to  be  ex- 
tremely interesting  and  inspiring.  Both  are  intended 
and  are  admirably  adapted  to  every  church  and  Sun- 
day School.  They  are  unique.  Get  them  by  all 
means. 

3.  Dramatic  Recital   of  the   Shepherd  Stories  of 
The  Scriptures.    (In  costume.) 

This  new  recital  is  an  inspiration  and  a  literary 
treat  for  all  persons. 

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PRESENT  SETTLEMENT  HOUSE 

This  building  was  once  an  aristocratic  residence  in 
what  was  then  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  fashion- 
able sections  of  the  city.  When  we  bought  it,  eight 
years  ago,  it  was  occupied  by  twelve  families. 

During  the  past  year,  we  have  kept  in  close  con- 
tact with  the  neighborhood,  visiting  such  families  as 
needed  us  and  giving  such  assistance  as  the  case 
demanded. 

The  rapid  increase  of  factories  in  this  neighbor- 
hood makes  it  necessary  for  us  to  locate  farther 
west,  where  the  people  who  work  in  the  factories 
live.  It  is  the  present  plan  to  change  our  location 
during  the  present  year. 


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SOCIAL        SETTLEMENT 

Social    Settlement 

What  it  Stands  for 

The  Forward  Movement  is  an  organization  for  the 
specific  purpose  of  seeking  the  betterment  of  society. 
To  avoid  scattering  our  efforts  over  too  large  a  field, 
we  have  selected  a  specific  class,  hitherto  seriously 
neglected.  Among  the  poor  there  are  three  classes, 
quite  distinctly  separate,  (i)  The  criminal  class, 
(2)  The  pauper  class.  (3)  The  people,  who  from 
various  causes  are  poor,  and  sometimes  need  tem- 
porary assistance. 

It  is  this  third  class  for  which  The  Forward  Move- 
ment stands.  Their  spirit  of  self-sacrifice,  their  wil- 
lingness to  do  anything  rather  than  take  charity  that 
they  may  win  in  the  battle  of  life,  entitles  them  to  be 
known  as  the  heroic  element  in  society. 

Their  habits  of  industry,  enforced  economy  and 
willingness  to  receive  advice,  make  them  a  most 
desirable  people  to  work  with.  Out  of  this  heroic 
element  of  Society  will  come  the  men  of  the  future. 
No  other  field  of  philanthropy  promises  so  rich  a 
harvest. 

Social  Center 

The  work  done  at  the  social  center  has  been  as 
large  as  the  character  of  the  building  would  permit; 
much  larger  than  any  one  would  suppose  could  be 
done  with  such  limited  facilities. 

The  following  lines  of  work  have  been  success- 
fully carried  on,  reaching  during  the  winter  over  500 
families. 

Clubs  for  women.  Neighborhood  visiting. 

Clubs  for  girls.  Kindergarten. 

Clubs  for  boys.  Entertainments. 

Sewing  classes  forchildren.  Circulating  library. 

Music  classes  for  children.   Emergency  work. 
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THE        FORWARD        MOVEMENT 

The  Moral  Training  of  Youth 

Society  is  so  complex  and  in  such  need  of  re-ad- 
justment that  it  would  be  strange  if  there  were  not 
various  methods  of  operation  seeking  its  betterment. 

The  Forward  Movement  has  chosen  as  its  peculiar 
field  of  work: 

First.  To  train  through  industrial  activities  the 
struggling  boys  and  girls  who  are  handicapped  by 
unfortunate  circumstances  and  tendencies  to  find 
their  place  in  the  busy  world  of  work. 

Second.  To  establish,  if  possible,  such  a  relation 
between  the  chosen  activity  and  the  formation  of 
character  that  the  former  will  almost  certainly  secure 
the  latter. 

Third.  To  secure  an  active  recognition  of  social 
contact,  as  a  means  for  the  betterment  of  society 
through  the  ministry  of  helpfulness. 

We  call  special  attention  to  the  following  pro- 
gram: 


KINDERGARTEN 
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SOCIAL        SETTLEMENT 

A  Program 

The  problem  of  training  the  child  is  to  maintain 
its  freedom,  while  we  direct  its  activities  to  moral 
ends. 

This  is  now  bein^  done  for  children  from  2  to  5  by 
the  Kindergarten,  followed  by  the  Public  School 
from  the  first  to  the  eighth  grade  for  children  from 
five  to  twelve  approximately. 

The  years  of  13,  14,  15  and  16  are  in  many  ways 
the  most  important  in  the  formation  of  character, 
and  probably  the  least  cared  for,  in  the  four  years  of 
growing  manhood.  To  appreciate  this  statement 
we  have  but  to  examine  the  U.  S.  Census  for  1900, 
with  reference  to  the  beginning  of  criminal  life. 

It  is  a  matter  of  great  inrerest  that  there  are 
unmistakable  indications  of  an  awakening  upon  the 
subject  of  the  moral  training  of  the  child.  Let  us 
not  make  a  mistake  however,  in  confounding  the 
question  of  instruction  in  school  subjects  with  that 
training  which  has  for  its  purpose  the  direction  of 
adolescent  activities  to  moral  ends. 

The  Forward  Movement  of  Chicago  proposes  to 
make  an  effort  looking  toward  the  solution  of  this 
problem  by  conducting  an  institution  on  the  West 
Side,  unique  in  character  and  based  on  modern  views 
of  education,  having  as  its  purpose  the  development 
of  moral  character,  which  we  hope  will  prove  suffi- 
ciently successful  to  warrant  a  similar  movement  on 
the  North  and  South  sides  of  the  city. 

Activities 

Club  Organizations 

The  club  should  have  the  following  moral  ends  in 
view: 

i.     The  good  of  the  club,  through  such  parliamen- 


THE        FORWARD        MOVEMENT 


PLAYGROUND,  VAN    BUREN    STREET 

tary  usages  as  will  help  each  to  express  his  views 
freely  and  thereby  develop  a  consciousness  of  his 
own  personality  and  its  relation  to  all  other  mem- 
bers of  the  club 

2.  The  good  of  the  settlement,  by  a  cheerful  rec- 
ognition of  the  high  purpose  it  seeks  to  accomplish 
by  the  maintenance  of  good  order  and  a  faithful  at- 
tendance upon  all  instituted  means  for    accomplish- 
ing the  end  sought. 

3.  The  good    of    the    neighborhood,  by  appoint- 
ing  various   committees    to    ascertain   the    physical 
needs  of  the  neighborhood  and  providing  ways  and 
means  for  such  assistance  as  will  inspire  self-help. 

4.  The  good  of  the  city,  by  studying  its   govern- 
ment, executive,  judicial   and    legislative   functions, 
its    parks,    play  grounds,   street  railways,  water  and 
lighting  system,  its  Board  of   Health,    libraries,  art 
galleries,  amusements,  industries,   public  school  sys- 

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tern,  colleges,    universities,   churches   and    all  other 
agencies  that  make  for  its  good. 

5.  The  good  of  the  nation,  its  form  of  govern- 
ment, wherein  it  differs  from  a  monarchy,  absolute 
or  constitutional,  the  relation  of  the  national  to 
state  government,  how  the  elective  offices  are  filled, 
who  fills  the  non-elective  offices,  the  relation  of  this 
nation  to  other  nations  of  the  world.  What  treaties 
between  our  nation  and  other  nations,  our  army, 
navy,  commerce,  postal  system,  public  lands,  irriga- 
tion, our  rivers,  deep  water-ways,  national  park, 
reservations  and  all  else  peculiar  to  the  nation  that 
exists  for  the  good  of  the  people. 

This  requires  a  Club  House  of  sufficient  capacity 
to  take  care  of  2,000  boys,  resident  and  non-resident. 
Probable  cost  $40,000. 

I  iidiist  rial  Training* 

1.  The  object  of  industrial  training  is  to  help  the 
boy  of  14  more  or  less,  to  find  himself,    which  is  no 
more,  no  less  than  finding  his  ideal. 

Important  age;  important  work;  it  may  come 
early,  it  may  come  late,  it  may  come  never,  if  the 
last  the  highest  success  is  impossible.  To  have  an 
ideal  so  clearly  in  mind  that  it  is  an  inspiration  to 
increased  effort  is  to  have  success  almost  assured. 

2.  Industrial  training  affords   an    opportunity  to 
discover  our  aptitudes,  our   likes   and    dislikes  and 
make  such  adjustment  of  ourselves  to  the    world  of 
work  that  we  will  find  the    place    for    which  we  are 
best  fitted  and  in  which  we  will    make    our  greatest 
success. 

3.  Industrial  training  covering  the  main  features 
of  all  trades,  in  the  same  house,    controlled    by    the 
same  superintendent,  having  the  same   purpose,  will 

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cause  a  feeling  of  relationship  to  the  workers,  a 
realization  of  brotherhood  and  of  the  dignity  of 
labor. 

4.  Industrial  training,  when  properly  organized, 
tends  to  extend  our  horizon  and  increase  our  appre- 
ciation of  the  possibilities  of  labor  and  thus  protect 
the  individual  from  the  narrowing  process  of  minor 
detail  work,  where  each  does  only  one  thing  and 


BOYS    CLUB 

that  without  reference  to  its  relation  to  other  things 
or  to  the  whole. 

5.  The   workman's    human    relations,    to   fellow 
workman,  to  employer,  to  family.     The  wise  use  of 
wages  and  practical  investments. 

6.  The  study  of  biography  of    successful  men,  by 
lectures,    incidents,    anecdotes,    stereopticon    views 
and  otherwise,  should  be  thorough  and  extended. 

This  implies  the  erection  of  a  building  and  furnish- 
ing the  same  with  such  appliances  as  may  be  neces- 
sary to  give  these  boys  a  practical,  industrial  train- 

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ing  in  various  lines  of  work  in  connection  with 
methods  and  motive  of  conducting  the  same  toward 
moral  ends.  Probable  cost  $50,000. 

A    similar   building    specially    adapted     to    girls 
should  be  erected.     Probable  cost  $30,000. 

Physical  Culture 

1.  All    of    the    customary    appliances    of    a  well 
equipped  gymnasium,  to  be  used  for  the  betterment 
of  society  by  making  a  stronger  and  in  every  way  a 
more  capable  man    in    the  contest    between  incom- 
petency  and  efficiency. 

2.  The   practical  study    of    physiology,   hygiene 
and  public  and  private  sanitation. 

Probable  cost  $20,000. 

Amusements 

1.  In   this    age    of   minute  division  of   labor  the 
mind  imperatively  demands  relaxation. 

2.  The  character  of   the    amusements  should  be 
such  as  to  do  three  things: 

(a)  They    should  arrest  the   attention  from  the 
work  of  the  day;  so  there  would  be  an  entire  change 
of  thought. 

(b)  They  should  be  interesting  and  amusing. 
(c}     They  should  be  clean  and  elevating. 
Probable  cost  of  building  $20,000. 

The  Social  Life 

1.  Social  life  from  14  to  16  involves  the  mingling 
of  the  sexes— a  critical  period  and  should  be  wisely 
supervised. 

2.  A  serious  fact  that  in  many    families    this  su- 
pervision is  sadly  neglected,  and    in    the    disrupted 
family  there  is  none  at  all. 

3.  No  four  years  of  life  half  so  prolific  of   evil  as 
this  and  so  powerful  for  good  if  properly  supervised. 

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4.     The  remedy  is  not  in  separation  but  in  educa- 
tion and  supervision  or  the  proper  culture  of  youth. 
Social  Center,  estimate  cost  $40,000. 

The  Interpretation  of  Nature 

It    should    be    such   as  to   impress  the  youth  with 
the  every-whereness  of  God. 

1.  By  appreciation  of  natural  law. 

"I  report,  as  a  man  may  of  God's  work 
all's  love,  yet  all's  law."— BROWNING. 

2.  By  the  practical   study    of  nature    as    seen  in 
the  plant  life,  in  forest  and  field,  in  stones  and  stars. 

3.  In  such  work  as  is  carried  on  by  Mr.  Burbank 
of  California. 

4.  The  .use  of  conservatories    for   growing  vege- 
tables for  winter  use. 

Already  provided   for  by  Nature  Study  School  at 
Forward  Movement  Park. 


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SOURCES        OF        SUPPORT 

Sources   of  Support 

A  Square  Deal 

The  struggling  poor  to  whom  The  Forward  Move- 
ment is  devoting  its  thought,  do  not  ask  for  Charity 
but  for  "a  square  deal" — this  they  do  not  get.  There 
are  reasonable  grounds  for  complaint: 

1.  The  only  houses  they  can   afford    to  rent  are 
such  as  have  been  abandoned  by  the  owners  because 
of  the  running  of  some  railroad  or  the  building  of  a 
factory  or  something  that   destroys  the  desirability 
of  the  neighborhood  as  a  place  for  rearing  a  family. 

2.  The  rent  of  these   houses   is  so  high  that  the 
renter  is  compelled  to  confine  himself  to  one  or  two 
rooms  and  the  house  becomes   a  bee-hive  with   no 
privacy    whatever  and  in    almost  every   case    it    is 
poorly  ventilated  and  unsanitary. 

3.  The  people   who   move   out  and  most  of   the 
well-to-do  are  free  to  call  the  district  "The  Slums," 
which  is  felt  by  this  struggling  people  to  be  a  great 
wrong  and  is  certainly  a  demoralizing  influence. 

4.  With  the  outgoing  of  the  well-to-do  goes  the 
churches    and    other    creditable    social    institutions 
leaving  the  social  condition   of  the   community  en- 
tirely unprovided  for. 

5.  The  breweries  and  distilleries  seeing  this  mass 
of  population  deserted  by  all  organized  effort,  civic 
or  religious,  except  the  Public  School,  seize  upon  it 
to  furnish  a  place  for  legal  social  contact  that  means 
to   the  struggling  poor  a    moral    earthquake    more 
destructive  than  Messina. 

6.  As  a   result   there   comes   a   disrupted  family 
life;    the  necessity   for   the   mother  to   become  the 
bread-winner    compelling   the   neglect  of    her    chil- 
dren;   the  enforcement  of  the  girls  into  the  factory 

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WHERE    SOME    OF    THE    PEOPLE    LIVE 


THE    FORWARD    MOVEMENT    FIRST    HALL,    WHERE 
85,OOO     HOMELESS     MEN     WERE     PRO- 
VIDED SLEEPING   QUARTERS 

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and  the  department  stores;  to  the  boys  of  14,  the 
most  critical  period  of  life,  a  tidal  wave  of  most 
demoralizing  influences  which  sweeps  thousands  of 
them  into  the  vortex  of  criminality  and  over  all  and 
through  all  the  organized  hellish  influence  known 
as  "White  Slavery." 

In  behalf  of  these  boys,  these  girls,  these  bread- 
winning  women,  these  disrupted  homes  the  cry  of 
the  Forward  Movement  is  for  "A  SQUARE  DEAL." 
The  preceding  program  for  "The  Moral  Training 
of  Youth"  is  what  we  believe  is  demanded  on  the 
basis  of  a  square  deal  rather  than  Charity. 

The  recent  action  of  the  people  under  the  leader- 
ship of  the  Board  of  Health  in  providing  for  a 
Tuberculosis  Sanitarium  is  a  manly,  noble  act,  but 
a  thousand  times  more  imperative  comes  the 
demand  for  an  institution  to  prevent  the  spread  of 
a  moral  tuberculosis  that  is  destroying  its  multiplied 
thousands  in  this  City. 

As  it  is  a  question  of  moral  training  we  cannot 
come  to  the  State  as  in  the  former  case,  but  we  can 
and  we  do  come  to  the  makers  of  the  State.  We 
ask  for  six  buildings  costing  probably  $200,000. 

Self-Support 

Special  effort  is  made  toward  self-support. 

The  amount  received  from  Summer  Outing  for 
1908  was  $5,449.45,  and  the  current  expenses  was 
$6,245.67,  leaving  a  deficit  of  $796.22. 

We  hope  this  year  the  Summer  Outing  will  be 
entirely  self-supporting,  notwithstanding  the  large 
charity  work  carried  on. 

The  income  from  the  Settlement  for  1908  was 
$2,304.71,  which  shows  a  deficit  of  $4,026.68,  which 
was  provided  for  by  donations. 

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Annual  Donors 

Two  hundred  and  twenty-one  persons  and  busi- 
ness firms  made  annual  donations  for  the  year  of 
$1,265.44. 

Monthly  Donors 

The  financial  report  shows  that  twenty  persons 
gave  monthly  donations  to  the  amount  of  $1,517.00. 

Membership 
The  following  By-Laws  show   the   financial   con- 


CRIPPLED     CHILDREN    ON     RUSTIC    BRIDGE    LEADING    TO 
PARLOR    AND    HOSPITAL    TENT 

sideration  involved  in  becoming  a  member  of  the 
Forward  Movement  and  the  consequent  stability  of 
administration  insured  by  such  an  investment: 

ARTICLE  II. 

MEMBERSHIP.    • 

SECTION  I.  Membership  to  The  Forward  Movement  shall 
consist  of  two  classes:  Life  membership  and  annual  mem- 
bership. 

SEC.  2.  Life  members  shall  consist  of  the  present  life  mem- 
bers of  The  Forward  Movement  and  shall  hereafter  pay  to 
The  Forward  Movement  $500.00  for  such  life  membership  and 

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shall  be  elected   to   such  life  membership  by  the  Executive 
Committee. 

SEC.  3.  Annual  members  shall  consist  of  such  persons  as 
shall  hereafter  pay  $100.00  each  as  initiation  fee  and  annual 
dues  of  $10.00  each,  payable  semi-annually,  for  such  annual 
membership  and  shall  be  elected  to  such  annual  membership 
by  the  Executive  Committee. 

Loan  Fund 

Many  of  the  people  to  whom  The  Forward  Move- 
ment is  giving  special  attention,  need  at  times  a  little 
financial  assistance  to  help  them  in  a  trying  situa- 
tion. The  only  means  they  have  to  secure  funds  is 
through  the  pawn  shop,  which  in  most  cases  proves 
ruinous. 

We  find  by  being  able  to  loan  them  a  few  dollars, 
it  is  a  great  help  which  is  highly  appreciated  by 
them.  In  this  way  we  have  been  able  to  help  some 
very  interesting  cases. 

Here  is  an  opportunity  to  give  money  where  it  will 
help  over  and  over  again.     We  ought  to  have  in  this 
fund  at  least  $2,500.00.    Send  any  amount  and  it  will 
be  sacredly  kept  to  the  purpose  above  indicated. 
Endowment  Fund 

Mr.  Armour  said  in  planning  his  Institute,  "No 
one  has  a  right  to  foist  on  the  public,  a  philanthropy 
without  providing  for  its  support,  leaving  to  the 
future  the  responsibility  of  its  growth  and  increased 
expenses." 

We  feel  the  same  way  in  regard  to  The  Forward 
Movement,  so  we  are  laying  the  foundation  of  an 
endowment  fund  to  take  care  of  the  current  ex- 
penses. This  endowment  should  increase  as  the 
current  expense  increases. 

We  are  glad  to  report  that  the  foundation  is 
being  built  upon. 

When  you  are  making  your  will,  remember  The 
Forward  Movement. 

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VESTA   PUTNAM    SUMMER    SCHOOL   AS    SEEN    FROM    LAKE 


CRIPPLED    CHILDREN    IN    SCHOOL 


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The   Making  of  a  Will 

Those  who  desire  to  leave  by  will  to  The  Forward 
Movement  personal  property  or  real  estate  may  do 
so  by  including  in  the  will  this  clause: 

I  give,  devise  and  bequeath  to  The  Forward  Movement^ 
a  corporation  organized  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  the 
Sta'e  of  Illinois,  (here  insert  amount  of  money,  de- 
scription of  stocks,  securities,  furniture,  library,  or 
other  personal  property,  or  description  of  real 
estate  which  the  testator  wishes  to  convey  in  this 
manner). 

Those  who  wish  to  use  The  Forward  Movement  as 
an  instrumentality  for  carrying  into  effect  their 
wishes  in  the  way  of  benevolence  and  betterment  of 
society  may  give  to  The  Forward  Movement  money 
or  property  to  be  applied  along  particular  lines  of 
benevolence  and  in  a  specified  manner.  If  this  is 
done,  however,  it  would  be  well  to  have  the  assist- 
ance of  some  competent  attorney.  If  anyone  de- 
sires to  consult  the  attorney  of  The  Forward  Move- 
ment, William  H.  Tuttle,  Ashland  block,  Chicago, 
either  for  the  purpose  of  making  a  donation  or 
establishing  a  benevolent  work  while  the  person  is 
living  or  after  his  death,  The  Forward  Movement 
will  be  pleased  to  furnish  such  services  free  of 
charge.  If  desired,*he  willjhold  the  matter  of  such 
negotiations  in  strict  confidence. 


Grow  old  along  with  me! 

The  best  is  yet  to  be, 

The  last  of  life,  for  which  the  first  was  made. 

— BROWNING. 

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LAKE    SHORE    DRIVE 


From  the  Masonic  Fraternities 

Through  the  kindness  of  Nelson  N.  Lampert,  the 
Illustrious  Potentate  of  the  Medinah  Temple,  A.  A. 
O.  N.  M.  S.,  we  received  from  that  organization 
$i,OOO,  to  be  expended  in  furnishing  coal  for  the 
struggling,  heroic  families  in  our  neighborhood,  who 
greatly  need  temporary  assistance. 

The  people  were  visited  as  neighbors  and  thus 
we  learned  of  their  necessities  and  through  the 
above  organization,  was  enabled  to  supplement  the 
personal  effort  of  362  families. 

No  one  can  appreciate  how  much  good  this  did 
only  as  they  personally  knew  them  through  neigh- 
borly visitation.  The  incidents  connected  with 
these  families  are  exceedingly  interesting  and  in 
some  cases  very  pathetic;  too  much  so  to  become  a 
matter  of  public  notice 

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Through  the  kindness  and  personal  labors  of  Mr. 
John  Heist,  Thrice  Potent  Master  Van  .Rensaeller 
Grand  Lodge  of  Perfection,  A.  A.  s!  Rite,  The  For- 
ward Movement  received  the  day  before  Christmas 
a  supply  of  250  baskets  of  food  that  was  richly  filled 
with  good  substantial  fo'od  which  lasted  some  of  the 
families  an  entire  week.  These  baskets  were  given 
to  very  needy  families  that  would  have  had  no 
pleasant  remembrance  of  • -Christ-mas,  if  it  had  not 
been  for  the  generous  donation  from  the  above 
Masonic  fraternities.  The  distribution  of  these 
baskets  was  an  occasion  .  long  to  be  remembered. 
The  expressions  of  gratitude  as  these  women  re- 
ceived their  baskets  was  pathetic,  and  full  of  in- 
terest. The  sad  thing  connected  with  it,  however, 
was  the  earnest  plea  of  those  who  had  come  think- 
ing that  there  might  be  some  baskets  left  out  of 
which  they  might  be  supplied. 

To  both  of  these  organizations,  The  Forward 
Movement  on  behalf  of  the  recipients  desire  to  ex- 
press their  gratitude  and  The  Forward  Movement 
wishes  to  assure  you  that  a  great  deal  of  good  was 
accomplished  and  many  hearts  made  glad  and  in 
many  cases,  a  new  energy  was  imparted  to  these 
heroic  families  to  fight  bravely  the  battle  of  life. 

Our  Guarantee 

A  generous  spirit  s  the  expression  of  a  great  soul 
the  fruit  of  this  spirit  is  seen  in  kindly  deeds  for 
those  in  need. 

If  this  need  arises  from  a  natural  handicap,  such 
as  being  crippled,  blind,  deaf  or  other  misfortune,  it 
at  once  makes  its  appeal  to  the  best,  the  divinest 
element  of  our  nature. 

The  only  limitation  is  whether  or  not  it  will  be 
wisely  and  economically  administered;  this  The 
Forward  Movement  guarantees  to  all  donors. 

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Financial  Statement  for  19O8 

ASSETS 

Real  Estate,  305  W.  Van  Buren  Street, 

Chicago,  lot  96x180,  valued $25,000.00 

Real  Estate,  Forward  Movement  Park, 

Saugatuck.  Mich.,  130  acres,  valued 10,000.00 

Improvements,  1907 15,000.00 

Improvements,  1908 3,478.63 

$53.478.63 

LIABILITIES. 

Mortgage  Indebtedness $  4,000.00 

Borrowed  Money 2,209.02 

$  6,209.02 

RECEIPTS. 

Annual  Donations $  1,265.44 

Monthly  Donations 1,5 17.00 

Sundry  Donations 1,126.02 

Settlement  House 2,304.71 

Loans 1,518.00 

Park — Donations  on  Improvements 3,721.1 1 

Summer  Outing  Income 5,449.45 

$16,901.73 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

City  Current  Expense— Light,  Fuel,  Janitor, 

Repairs,  Insurance,  Com.,  etc $  1,136.31 

Loaned 162.50 

Boarding  Department 480.97 

Printing  and  Advertising 330.78 

Emergency i  ,978.80 

Miscellaneaus 370.45 

Office  Expense — Stationery,  Postage,  Sten- 
ographer, etc 451.71 

Salary 772.00 

Paid  Borrowed  Money 647.87 

Mortgage  Indebtedness 1,000.00 

Park — Improvements 3,346.06 

Current  Expense 6,245.67 

$16,923.12   $21.39 
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How      to    get      there 


Graham  &  Morton 
Transportation    Co, 

TIME  TABLE 

Between  Chicago  and  Grand  Rapids, 
Holland,  Macatawa  Park,  Ottawa  Beach, 
and  Saugatuck, 

Effective  on  June  21,  1909- 

Connecting  with  Pere  Marquette  and  Michigan 

Central  Railroads;    Grand  Rapids,  Holland  and 

Chicago  Railway;  Southern  Michigan  Railway  Co. 

To  Grand  Rapids  every  morning  at  9  o'clock 

and  every  night  at  8  o'clock. 

To  Saugatuck  daily  at  9  a.  m.  and  8  p.  m. 
To  Holland  daily  at  9  a.  m.  and  8  p.  m, 
Berth  Rates— Lower,  $1.00;  Upper  7$c. 
Dock— Foot  of  Wabash  Avenue. 
Phone— Central  2162. 


